2008 Archives
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La Belle Vie! Joyeux Anniversaire a moi! Well, almost. As usual, the celebration – of, in this case, the end of my 41st year – involves more than one day. Which I love! Yeah, it rather sucks to have a birthday so close to Christmas…the combo Christmas/birthday gift totally bites – and yet, it does…
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Okay. It’s over. Not just 2007, but the parties, cocktails, appetizers, rich meals, excess good cheer – over! Enter ye moderation (in fact, a little deprivation wouldn’t hurt at this point) and reside in thee for a spell. Please? At least until my birthday this weekend… Hey, there’s nothing wrong with risotto, cream puffs, chocolate…
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Happy 2008! Hey, did you ring in the New Year quietly (as in, asleep!) or with a stylie bang? Somewhere in the middle for us, a relaxing party at Stacey’s beautiful home with family (Dad, Sus, David, Etta, Mom, John, and Nathan) and friends (including Suz, Cory, Vivian, and Sullivan). We gathered post-dinner, so tasties…
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Dida! Merry Christmas again! Last night we had our very last Christmas celebration, with Dad & Susanna and David & Etta, home from NYC. Stacey & Cooper were there too, as well as John & Nathan. And of course Jake-a-saurus (my parents’ adorable spaniel). We opened presents right away, as we’re learning (remembering!) that it’s…
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Oy, hugely BIG food and wine night tonight, courtesy of Ana Scofield & Rudy Maxa, with Debbie & Stu Wiiliams (of course), and new friends Tessa Marchessault & Greg Becker. Yep, major oy. Poor John, he’s such toast, he can’t truly eat heartily of shrimp cocktail, pickled herring, smoked salmon…andlobster tails with drawn butter, rice…
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Earthy. Good word, right? I’m all about earthy these post-Christmas days, merrily reading The Pillars of the Earth, relishing the descriptions of 12th century English peasants enjoying their “horse bread” (multi-grain) dipped in ale, their fire-roasted meats washed down with homemade wine, their thick ham-n-cabbage soups, served with slabs of farmer’s cheese. Rarrr, I’m a…
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Merry Christmas Day! We spent the occasion at my Aunt Mary and Uncle Bruce’s lovely farm outside Kerkhoven, Minnesota, as we have for the last several years, lucky us. As always, it was picture perfect – twinkly-sparkly festive and the definition of Christmas-y as we all sat around the gorgeous, gigantic table they set up…
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Caviar, caviar, caviar, oooooh, caviar, yay! Merry Christmas to me, tee hee! John and I took the opportunity, with the few hours alone we have this holiday, to indulge in the caviar he gave me for Christmas, with toast points, sour cream, sieved egg, and chopped sweet onion, washed down with lovely Veuve Cliquot champagne….
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Silver bells, silver lights, let it snow and snow and snow! Yes, it’s cold and blustery, but oh my goodness it’s beautiful out there, truly a winter wonderland. John and I and both kids celebrated the frosty fabulousness with dinner at Ciao Bella – pizza, risotto, lasagna, salad, calamari, tiramisu, salmon – basically, a tour…
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More brunch! This time here at the hacienda, with a group of Santa’s Little Elvettes, aka The Merry Miladies, aka The Brunching Beyotches (ooh, bad one, sorry): Kim, Suz, Polly, Kasey, and Stacey. I’ve found it quite relaxingly festive at this time of year to host a casual little brunch, a sit-down and put-up your-feet…
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